- Richard Stahl
Infobox Actor
name = Richard Stahl
birthdate =4 January ,1932
birthplace =Detroit, Michigan ,United States
deathdate = death date and age|2006|6|18|1932|1|4
deathplace =Woodland Hills, California Richard Stahl (
4 January 1932 –18 June 2006 ) was an American actor who mostly appeared in film and TV comedies.Born in
Detroit , he studied at theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts inNew York . In the 1950s, he was appearing inOff-Broadway productions, where he met his wife to beKathryn Ish in 1959. In the 1960s, he relocated toSan Francisco and became a member of an improvisational comedy group,The Committee .Some of Stahl's best known film credits include "
Five Easy Pieces ", "High Anxiety ", "9 to 5" and "Ghosts of Mississippi ". He also appeared in many TV comedies such as "Laverne & Shirley ", "The Odd Couple", "Barney Miller ",WKRP in Cincinnati , "The Golden Girls " and "Night Court ". In the 80's he was also a regular on thesitcom "It's a Living".Stahl died aged 74 at the
Motion Picture and Television Fund Health Center inLos Angeles , after a 10 year struggle againstParkinson's disease .Stahl's wife, actress
Kathryn Ish , died of cancer inSanta Barbara, California , on December 31, 2007. cite news |first=|last=|title=Actress Kathryn Ish dies at age 71 after battle with cancer|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/10/america/NA-GEN-US-Obit-Kathryn-Ish.php|work=Associated Press |publisher=International Herald Tribune |date=2008-01-10 |accessdate=2008-01-10] She soon developed a reputation for her comedic imitations.References
External links
*imdb name|id=0821489
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/movies/23stahl.html?_r=1&oref=slogin New York Times: Richard Stahl, Film and Television Actor, 74, Is Dead]
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